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Topic: the moon

Picture taken from the Apollo XI Lunar Module (LM) showing the flag of the United States and the footprints of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin on the surface of the moon, 21 July 1969. (- / NASA / AFP)

Should "Moon history" be preserved?

Nicole Karlis
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 stands at Satish Dhawan Space Center after the mission was aborted at the last minute at Sriharikota, in southern India, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP/Manish Swarup)

India's plan to join moon club stalled

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/Giuseppe Cacace)

Mining the moon

Paul K. Byrne - The Conversation
(Getty/Giuseppe Cacace)

Land claims in space

Frans von der Dunk - The Conversation
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Andy Weir (Aubrie Pick)

New must-read sci-fi: Weir's "Artemis"

Matthew Rozsa
(NASA)

Sarah Gray
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Veronique Greenwood - Popular Science
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